Travel Health Web Directory

A selection of websites that are all related to traveler's health.

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CDC Website
Vaccines. Medicines. Advice. from CDC.GOV - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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TravelHealth.co.uk
TRAVEL HEALTH ADVICE & INFORMATION ABOUT TRAVEL DISEASES
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NaTHNaC - UK
NaTHNaC, the National Travel Health Network & Centre, a UK government organisation which produces travel health guidance for healthcare professionals advising travellers.
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Travel advice - WHO
Travel advice - World Health Organization. To assist in passenger contact tracing, a public health passenger locator card has been developed by an informal transportation working group convened by the World Health Organization.
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Canada's Travel Health
The Public Health Agency of Canada's Travel Health Notices outline potential health risks to Canadian travellers and recommend ways to help reduce them. Notices remain in effect until removed.
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Travel health - Australia
It’s important to protect your health when you’re travelling, especially outside of Australia. With good planning you can avoid diseases and other health conditions. Find out what we’re doing to help Australians stay healthy when they travel.
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U.S. Travel.State.Gov
Up-to-date safety and security information and help us reach you in an emergency abroad. from Travel.State.Gov U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE — BUREAU of CONSULAR AFFAIRS
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India Travel Health & Vaccine Clinic
Founded in 2010, International Travel Health & Vaccine Clinic started functioning in Delhi out of passion for travel and helping fellow travelers. Travel Health Consultancy, India.
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Healthy Workers
Healthy Workers (fittowork.net) is a nonprofit website dedicated to providing health advice to workers.
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Medical Supplements
Medical Supplements website provides people with high quality information about dietary supplements and herbal medicine.
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Tabibuk
Health information for the whole family, we offers some simple tips to keep safe and healthy in Arabic.
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My Health At Work
For pregnant women at work, It is always important to get up-to-date advice on workplace hazards and risks.
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UN. Travel Health Resources
Travel Health Information for UN Personnel
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IAMAT
IAMAT |International Association of Medical Assistance to Travellers. Since 1960, we have made it our mission to minimize health-related risks for travellers.
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Healthy Travel

Fittotravel.net ( Healthy Travel) is a provider of comprehensive, up-to-date international travel health information, the website is dedicated to promoting the health of travelers.
We seek to improve the quality of travel health advice given to travelers.
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Safe Travel New Zealand

The website services are available to New Zealand citizens outside New Zealand.
New Zealand citizens who also hold citizenship of another country ("dual nationals") may not be entitled to assistance, for example if they have entered a country on their non-New Zealand passport, or if they are in the country of their other nationality.
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Spain Travel Health

To protect traveler's health, the Government of Spain has implemented a series of measures to protect the general public’s health, including health control of passengers upon arrival in Spain.
From this website you can fill out the health control form and obtain your QR Code, to show it at the control points upon arrival in Spain.

New Rules for Vaccinated travelers to Europe

Europe is opening up to Americans and other visitors after more than a year of restrictions According to a report published by Associated Press last week.

Good News for Vaccinated Travelers

International Travel During COVID-19 The COVID vaccine will undoubtedly make travel a safer, and more realistic. The latest update for COVID 19 international travel published by The US center for disease control and prevention in July 10, there was a good news for the fully vaccinated people.

The Indian COVID variant sweeps to Europe

The new Indian strain, so-called “double mutant” version of the novel coronavirus has now reached several European countries.

Which Countries Are Open to Vaccinated Travelers?

Vaccine passports are increasingly viewed as the key to unlocking the world after a year of pandemic-induced lockdowns — a few bytes of personal health data, encoded on a chip, that could put an end to suffocating restrictions and restore the freewheeling travel that is a hallmark of the age of globalization.

How Long Does Immunity from Corona Vaccines Last?

To answer this question, the Healthline website has published a review of a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In an April 2 the CDC studied almost 4,000 vaccinated healthcare personnel, first responders, and other essential and frontline workers.

Coronavirus: Third wave will 'wash up on our shores', warns Johnson

Boris Johnson has warned the effects of a third wave of coronavirus will "wash up on our shores" from Europe. The PM said the UK should be "under no illusion" we will "feel effects" of growing cases on the continent.

U.S. questions AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial data

Reuters, March 24 - 2021

AstraZeneca may have released outdated information on its latest COVID-19 vaccine trial, giving an “incomplete” picture of its efficacy, a leading U.S. health agency said on Tuesday, casting doubt on the shot’s potential U.S. rollout and plunging its developers, once again, into controversy.

Regular booster vaccines are the future in battle with COVID-19 virus

Reuters- Tuesday March 16. The head of Britain’s effort to sequence the virus’s genomes told Reuters that regular booster vaccines against the novel coronavirus will be needed because of mutations that make it more transmissible.

Countries Suspend Use of AstraZeneca Shots Over Worries About Blood Clots

The New York Times - March 11, 2021

The New York Times publish on Thursday march 11 about the worries in Europe and the warning response to the new British covid, vaccine, the health authorities in three European countries on Thursday suspended use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine because of concerns that it might increase the risk of blood clots, but emphasized that they were taking action as a precaution and that there is no evidence of any causal link.

British Airways calls for vaccinated people to travel without restrictions

Reuters- March 14, 2021

Sean Doyle, appointed BA's chief executive last October, called on Britain to work with other governments to allow vaccines and health apps to open up travel, after a year when minimal flying has left many airlines on life support.

TRAVEL VACCINES

Polio Vaccine

What is polio?

Polio, also known as Poliomyelitis, is a highly contagious disease caused by poliovirus (PV). The infection typically spreads in areas with poor water and sewage sanitation; wild poliovirus is found in this type of environment and puts unvaccinated people at risk.

Travel vaccine summary

Many travel illnesses can be prevented with vaccinations and a little caution.

The following vaccines are the common immunizations recommended for adult travelers.

Prevent Rabies

What is rabies?
Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus which only affects mammals. You can get rabies if you are bitten or scratched by an animal with rabies.

What is Meningitis Belt?

The meningitis belt is a region in sub-Saharan Africa where the rate of incidence of meningococcal meningitis is very high.
It consists of part of or all of (from West to East), the Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea.

WHAT IS MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS?
Meningococcal disease is a rare, but potentially devastating infection in travelers caused by one of the meningitides bacteria; it is characterized by the sudden onset of fever, intense headache, vomiting and neck stiffness. A skin rash appears in the later stages of the disease and signifies severe illness.

Hepatitis A Immunization

What Is Hepatitis A?
Hepatitis A is a virus affecting the liver. It usually spreads through contaminated food or water. Unlike other forms of hepatitis, A cannot become a chronic infection.
Symptoms often appear two to six weeks after exposure. This means a traveler can visit a country and return not knowing they’re infected.

Yellow Fever Certificate

What Is Yellow Fever?
Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease present in Africa and South America. The infection can range from mild to severe. Vaccination is the best protection against this virus.

Typhoid Fever Vaccine

What Is Typhoid Fever?
Typhoid fever, or typhoid, spreads through contaminated food or water. Caused by Salmonella typhi, typhoid fever is an acute illness infecting about 21.5 million people worldwide.

Cholera Vaccine

What Is Cholera?

Cholera is a bacterial infection found in food or water sources contaminated with feces (poop). Over 600 million people throughout the globe are at risk of contracting cholera. Between 3 and 5 million cases are reported each year accounting for over 100,000 deaths. Cholera cases are often under reported.

Travel Vaccinations

If you're planning to travel outside the country, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.

Vaccines for Adults

Vaccinations are not just for children. Adults need to keep their vaccinations up to date because immunity from childhood vaccines can wear off over time.